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1
The dollar value a project adds to a firm can be computed using which one of the following analytical methods?
A)payback
B)profitability index
C)net present value
D)internal rate of return
E)average accounting return
2
Eastern Express is considering a project with an initial investment of $218,400. Clyde, the general manager, estimates the project will generate additional revenues of $76,200 a year for the next 4 years. How much value will this project add to the firm if the required rate of return is 15.4 percent?
A)-$2,599.18
B)$1,406.19
C)$9,008.74
D)$23,406.08
E)$38,117.13
3
You need to borrow $2,500 quickly and Slimey Joe, the neighborhood loan shark, will give it to you if you promise to repay him $300 a month for the next year. Suppose that Joe's cost of funds is 2 percent per month. From Joe's point of view, what is the net present value of this deal?
A)$429.18
B)$487.08
C)$542.16
D)$672.60
E)$708.34
4
What is the net present value of the following set of cash flows if the required return is 12.3 percent?

Yr0 = -$244,900; Yr1 = $16,300; Yr2 = $102,900; Yr3 = $141,700; and Yr4 = $137,500
A)-$21,407.18
B)-$2,619.03
C)$22,407.01
D)$37,715.07
E)$54,116.23
5
California Squeaker is considering creating a new website at a cost of $526,000. The website will provide the latest news and gossip from around the state for an annual fee per subscriber of $8.95 a year. The company expects to collect fees totaling $44,750 in year 1, $89,500 in year 2, and $304,300 per year for years 3 through 5. After year 5, the company believes the website will be worthless due to technological advancements. What is the potential value to the firm from this project given a 16 percent discount rate?
A)$62,406.91
B)$86,986.17
C)$102,008.49
D)$121,603.13
E)$146,900.03
6
Would you accept a project which is expected to pay $8,600 a year for 7 years if the initial investment is $39,800 and your required return is 13.65 percent? Why or why not?
A)no; The NPV is -$2,523.
B)no; The NPV is -$989.
C)no; The NPV is -$413.
D)yes; The NPV is $3,011.
E)yes; The NPV is $3,336.
7
Which of the following are strengths of the NPV method of analysis?
I. the consideration of every cash flow related to a project
II. the analysis is based on cash flows
III. the profits and losses expected over the life of a project are considered
IV. time value of money is considered
A)I and II only
B)II and IV only
C)I, III, and IV only
D)II, III, and IV only
E)I, II, and IV only
8
Which of the following statements are correct?
I. The NPV of a project will increase if the required discount rate is decreased.
II. A financial manager acts in the shareholders' best interests by identifying and implementing positive NPV projects.
III. The discount rate used in the NPV computation is the opportunity cost of the project.
IV. A project with an NPV equal to zero is earning a return exactly equal to its required return.
A)I and II only
B)II and III only
C)II, III, and IV only
D)I, II, and IV only
E)I, II, III, and IV
9
You are considering a project that costs $156,700 and has expected cash flows of $31,000, $58,300, and $113,600 per year over the next three years, respectively. What is the net present value of the project if the appropriate discount rate is 14.7 percent?
A)-$10,077.43
B)-$7,251.43
C)$4,616.08
D)$13,909.18
E)$14,141.41
10
Net present value:
A)is equal to the initial investment in a project.
B)is a dollar comparison of a project's cost to the present value of the project's benefits.
C)is equal to zero when the discount rate applied is less than the internal rate of return (IRR).
D)is simplified by the fact that the discount rate applicable to an individual project is easy to determine.
E)requires a firm to set an arbitrary cutoff point in time for determining whether or not a project should be accepted.







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